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I welcome the adoption on February 8 by the ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection of a recommendation for an ambitious CO2 certification standard for aircraft.

In keeping with the Paris climate agreement, this new standard will be a key component of the civil aviation sector’s contribution to reducing CO2 emissions. It must be complemented by a carbon emissions offset mechanism, which the ICAO is due to adopt in September 2016 during its triennial assembly. As COP21 president, I will be keeping a close eye on this.